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Shopify Email Marketing Agency

Shopify Email Marketing Agency for Ecommerce Brands

FoldTech

FoldTech works on retention for Shopify and Shopify Plus stores through email and SMS, covering segmentation, automated lifecycle flows, campaign planning, and the loyalty and subscription experiences that sit behind repeat purchases.

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Email Marketing & Retention for Shopify Brands

Retention work brings together email strategy, SMS, customer segmentation and automation so returning customers hear from a store at points that make sense to them. FoldTech plans campaigns and automated flows around the buying journey, connects them to loyalty programmes and subscription products where a store runs them, and keeps the customer data behind segmentation in step with the Shopify storefront.

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Our Shopify Email Marketing Process

We start with the customer data a store already holds: how people first buy, what they buy again, how long the gap between orders tends to be, and which lists, flows and campaigns are running today. That picture shapes the segmentation model, the flows worth building first and the messages each audience should receive.

From there we plan the campaign calendar and automation alongside design and build work, then review performance in the platform reporting to refine timing, segments and content. Loyalty, reviews and subscription tools are connected to the same programme so retention activity develops with the store rather than separately from it.

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Vollebak ecommerce project
Vollebak Shopify project

Vollebak

Ecommerce Store Support & Growth

Shopify Email Marketing Agency

Email Marketing Built Around the Customer Journey

Email works best when it follows how customers actually move through a store: browsing, first purchase, the weeks that follow, and the point where a repeat order becomes likely. Mapping those stages first makes it clear which messages are missing and which are simply repeated too often.

FoldTech plans an email programme around that journey, setting out the campaigns, automated flows and audiences for each stage, so retention activity is planned alongside acquisition rather than added afterwards.

Vollebak ecommerce growth project
Vollebak Shopify optimisation project

Vollebak

Ecommerce Store Support & Growth

Shopify Email Segmentation

Create More Relevant Customer Segments

Segmentation decides who receives a message and what it should say. Purchase history, product category, order frequency, average order value, engagement and time since the last order can all be used to group customers in ways that reflect how they buy.

We work through the customer data available in Shopify and the email platform, define the segments worth maintaining, and keep them updated as behaviour changes, so campaigns are sent to a considered audience instead of the whole list.

Candy Kittens ecommerce project
Candy Kittens Shopify support project

Candy Kittens

Shopify Retainer Support & CRO

Shopify Email Automation

Automated Email Flows for Shopify

Automated flows respond to what a customer does. Welcome sequences introduce a brand, browse and abandoned cart flows follow up on unfinished sessions, post-purchase messages cover delivery and product care, and re-engagement flows reach customers who have gone quiet.

FoldTech builds and maintains these lifecycle flows in the store’s email platform, covering the trigger, timing, branching and content of each step, and reviews them as products, audiences and the storefront change.

Harbour Lifestyle ecommerce project
Harbour Lifestyle Shopify design project

Harbour Lifestyle

Shopify Bespoke Theme

Email Marketing Design Services

Email Design That Fits Your Brand

Emails are read across a wide mix of devices, inbox clients and display settings, so templates need to hold up in each of them while still looking like the rest of the brand. Layout, typography, imagery, accessibility and clear calls to action all affect how an email reads.

We design and build reusable email templates that follow the storefront design, making campaigns quicker to produce and keeping the experience consistent from inbox to product page.

Cambridge Satchel ecommerce project
Cambridge Satchel Shopify project

Cambridge Satchel

Shopify Plus Design & Development

Shopify SMS Marketing

Connect SMS with Your Retention Strategy

SMS suits short, timely messages: a launch, a restock, a delivery update or a reminder that sits alongside an email rather than repeating it. It also carries different consent, frequency and regional requirements to email, which shape how it can be used.

We plan SMS as part of the same retention programme, deciding which moments belong in SMS, which stay in email, and how sign-up, consent and sending frequency are handled across both channels.

Billionaire Boys Club ecommerce project
Billionaire Boys Club Shopify project

Billionaire Boys Club

Shopify Retainer Support & CRO

Shopify Loyalty & Subscriptions

Connect Email, Loyalty and Subscription Experiences

Loyalty programmes, reviews and subscriptions generate their own customer moments: points earned, rewards available, a renewal approaching, a delivery about to ship or a subscription at risk of being cancelled. Each of them can be communicated through email and SMS.

FoldTech connects these tools to the retention programme so their data feeds segmentation and their events trigger the right messages, giving repeat customers a joined-up experience across the storefront, their account and their inbox.

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Shopify Email Marketing

A Shopify email marketing agency helps ecommerce brands plan and manage email campaigns, customer segmentation, automated flows, retention journeys and reporting. The work can also connect email with SMS, loyalty and subscription experiences.

Email marketing can help Shopify brands stay connected with customers after a visit or purchase. Campaigns and automated flows can support welcome journeys, abandoned carts, post-purchase communication, re-engagement and repeat-purchase opportunities.

Common Shopify email automations include welcome flows, abandoned cart reminders, browse-related journeys, post-purchase emails, customer win-back flows, product follow-ups and other lifecycle communications based on customer activity and available store data.

Shopify email segmentation groups customers using relevant data such as purchase history, engagement, location, product interest, customer lifecycle stage or other available behavioural information. This allows campaigns to be more relevant to different customer groups.

FoldTech can support Shopify email marketing setups that use platforms such as Klaviyo, including campaign planning, segmentation, automated flows, templates and ecommerce integrations where they fit the store's requirements.

Yes. Email and consent-based SMS can be planned together as part of a wider retention strategy. Each channel can be used for different customer journeys, campaigns and lifecycle communications depending on customer preferences and available permissions.

Yes. Email template work can include branded layouts, responsive formatting, calls to action, campaign structures and reusable designs that support a consistent customer experience across email communications.

Where loyalty or subscription systems are connected to the Shopify setup, their data can help create more relevant customer groups and communications. This may include subscriber journeys, loyalty updates, product reminders and retention-focused messaging.

Yes. An existing setup can be reviewed across campaigns, automated flows, segmentation, templates, integrations and customer journeys to identify areas that may need adjustment or further development.

Useful areas to review include customer data, current campaigns, automated flows, segmentation, consent management, email templates, SMS activity, loyalty or subscription integrations, reporting and the wider customer lifecycle.

FoldTech client testimonial

Collaborating with The Fold Tech was a fantastic experience. They made us feel prioritised throughout, and the entire project ran smoothly from start to finish.

— Sarah, Marketing Manager at Doisy & Dam

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FoldTech helps ecommerce brands design, develop, launch, support and grow Shopify stores. From new builds and migrations to ongoing development, SEO and conversion improvement, our team can help plan the right approach for your next Shopify project.

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